Here is how I completed my first bowl, which was made from two flat boards (Bowl From Board). Tools needed: Ruler, Compass, Protractor Bandsaw Simple Disc Sander – Tutorial HERE Faceplate & Faceplate Centering jig – Tutorial HERE Lathe, tools, sandpaper and finish Step 1 – Get Two Boards Both of my boards are about 6” … Continue reading
I was making a disc sander for my lathe (future tutorial), and I stumbled across an annoying step that I see turning bowls as well. This step is centering the face plate on your turning piece. You know the scenario, Put your face plate on your round object… Try to line the Pencil markss through … Continue reading
I am practicing different finishes for common wood on my slimline pen kits, and thought that it was a good time to use some scrap curly maple I had set aside. This wood was thin, so the small slimline pens was a perfect fit. 1) First, I cut up some pen blanks from a curly … Continue reading
I had a pen crack during the assembly process, which makes it fail number two in my young turning career. The first time was assembling my first pen ever – a spalted blank for a slimline pen. That one did not hurt as much as the latest fail, as this time it was a better … Continue reading
After a couple classes at my local woodturners club and 3 different DVD’s, I think I have this log to lumber thing down. While this will definitely have a complete post later showing how I turned a fallen down tree into a bowl, I still want to post an update on some flame box elder wood I … Continue reading
So I am pretty much finished with my EGG tutorial, but I wanted to finish a couple more for additional photos. I decided to use the remaining wood from my Random bottle stopper post. Everything was going great until I got a couple catches which put some big gouges in my piece. The main problem? I did not take the time to … Continue reading
Egg Jig Tutorial I was reviewing one of my favorite sites for plans when I stumbled across wooden EGGS. I was always told that if you can turn an egg, you can pretty much turn anything. While I do not think the statement is true, turning an egg is a great intro into turning, jig … Continue reading
When making counters, cutting boards, cribs and other various projects, there are always cut offs of perfectly good wood. The problem is that that “good” wood is too short to use on future projects. Regardless, I usually keep all those scraps in a tin can at the corner of my garage because I cant stomach … Continue reading
Concrete Countertops – A Quick How To One project that brought me great joy was my maple bathroom vanity with a dark concrete countertop. This was my second “big” project that took as much time planning as it did constructing. I first created the entire vanity in Trimbles free sketchup program, and researched how to … Continue reading
For the second part of my two-part tutorial, here is how I make a Celtic Knot in my pen blanks using my new jig. 1. Pen Blank (Curly Eucalyptus from woodturningz.com) 2. Walnut veneer (planed down to thickness of saw kerf) 3. Alumium Foil 4. 1 min epoxy 5. Celtic Knot Jig (See previous tutorial) … Continue reading
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